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ENGAGE EVERY LEARNER with 12 levels of differentiated nonfiction text matched to each student’s reading ability. Contents solutions Continued 18 Administrator Profile • Marion Herbert Vickie Hallock, supervisor of elementary education at Penn Manor (Pa.) School District, introduces technology education at the elementary level. 20 District Profile • Mary Johnson Patt Olathe (Kan.) Unified School District 233 is quickly becoming a showcase for career-based learning that goes beyond traditional career technical education. 90 Problem/Solution • Courtney Williams The Wappello Community (Iowa) School District passed a local sales tax to improve the facilities of its aged high school and elementary school. oPinion THE BAR IS SET AT 1350L. We can get them there. 10 From the Editor • Judy Faust Hartnett The effectiveness of technology, in the end, is in the hands of the educators. 86 New Directions • Rob Mancabelli Leveraging the power of consistency to create lasting innovation. 88 Professional Opinion • Paul Finch Collaboration opportunities between public K-12 schools and colleges. 92 Going Mobile • Cathleen Norris & Elliot Soloway The Top 10 barriers to education technology adoption. District Administration (ISSN 1537-5749) Vol. 47 No. 10 is published 10 times per year (monthly except for combined issues for July/August and November/December.) A publication of Professional Media Group LLC, 488 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851. Phone: 203-663-0100, Fax 203-663-0149. Periodicals postage paid at Norwalk, CT and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes to Fran Cassone, District Administration, 488 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851. District Administration is a registered trademark of Educational Media, a division of Professional Media Group. Copyright 2011. Printed in the USA. MEMbEr bPA INTErNATIoNAL. Achieve3000.com to learn more. Call 888-968-6822 info@achieve3000.com Visit (As required under the act of August 12, 1970, section 3685, title 39, united states Code); filed september, 2011) the title of this publication is District Administration (Publication #012735). it is published 10 times a year with combined issues of July/August and november/December. the publication is located at the general business offices of Professional Media Group, 488 Main Avenue, norwalk, Ct 06851. the editor is Judy Faust Hartnett, 488 Main Avenue, norwalk, Ct 06851. the publisher is Daniel E. Kinnaman, 488 Main Avenue, norwalk, Ct 06581. the owner is Professional Media Group llC, 488 Main Avenue, norwalk, Ct 06851. its owner is Joseph J. Hanson, 488 Main Avenue, norwalk, Ct. there are no bonds, mortgages, or other security holders. the average number of copies printed per issue was 74,014 during the preceding 12 months (10 issues); for september, 2011, 74,898 copies were printed. no copies were sold through dealers, carriers, street vendors, or over counters. the average number of request copies mailed during the preceding 12 months (10 issues) was 37,785; for the september 2011 issue, 37,708 copies were requested. the average number of sample, complimentary or free copies distributed by mail for each issue during the past 12 months was 34,164, september, 2011, the figure was 35,725. the average number of free distribution copies per issue, outside the mail (carriers and other means), was 250 during the past 12 months and 0 for the month of september, 2011. the average total free distribution for the twelve months was 34,446, for the month of september 2011 it was 35,758. the average number of copies not distributed during the 12-month period was 1,781; september’s undistributed copies number 1,429. no returns were received from newsagents. the 12-month average total distribution per issue was 74,014; for the september 2011 issue 74,898. the 12-month average request circulation percentage was 52.3%; 51.3% for the september 2011 issue. i certify that the above statements are correct and complete. Dana Kubicko, Director of Production & Circulation. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION 6 November/December 2011 District Administration http://www.Achieve3000.com http://www.Achieve3000.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - November/December 2011

District Administration - November/December 2011
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Inside the Law
Administrator Profile
District Profile
CIO news
How to Update Your Network on a Budget
The Importance of IT Team Unity
Creating an Anti-Bullying Program With the Resources You Have
The Ultimate Empowerment Program for Parents
Taking the Helm in Cheating Scandals
Readers’ Choice: Top 100 Products
New Directions
Professional Opinion
Problem/Solution
Going Mobile

District Administration - November/December 2011